Season 7
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Alexis Cohen was tragically killed early Saturday morning (July 25, 2009) when she was struck by a car in a hit-and-run incident. Daniel Bark has been charged with aggravated manslaughter and drunken driving.
Alexis Cohen (a.k.a. "Glitter Girl") twice appeared on American Idol. In season 7, Alexis first appeared. Outside the audition room, Alexis ranted for a while, spewing a string of profanities combined with multiple confused cliches and mixed metaphors. In season 8, Alexis reappeared with a new attitude, promising that she would behave. After her audition, she ended up giving the judges the double-finger before leaving.
Alexis was a great Idle Idol. Even while ranting and raving, she seemed to be upbeat about the whole thing. She was working on stand-up comedy and had even posted a MySpace video just the day before her death. If you are not allergic to adult language, you can watch the Alexis Cohen MySpace video.
Thanks, Alexis, for the fun times in both seasons.
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Of the eleven Idle Idols who made it through to Hollywood, none of them made it into the final 24.
The Idle Idol closest to making it to the final 24 was Kyle Ensley, who probably would have made it if they instead had a final 25.
Well, that's the end of the road for the fun auditions of American Idol season 7. Thanks again to the 59 contestants who made the process a whole lot more fun to watch.
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When Kyle arrived at his hotel room 234, he found two girls already there and unpacked. Taken aback, Kyle began stammering awkwardly. Finally, he decided there must have been a mix-up and wandered away.
On the stage, however, Kyle had more confidence singing Lighthouse Edison's Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes). The judges weren't impressed with his singing, however. While Paula struggled to find kind words to say about Kyle's spirit, Simon said, "I can't listen to this rubbish anymore. I'm gonna say 'No'" and left the room. Needless to say, Kyle wasn't passed through to the next round — yet.
In his second audition, Kyle was passed through to the next round along with Jeffery Lampkin, though we never heard what or how Kyle sang for that audition.
In the next round, Kyle sang Josh Groban's You Raise Me Up. In a rare twist on the usual, Paula was the only judge who offered up criticism, calling it a "safe" audition. Simon even apologized for his antics of leaving the room during his first audition. Kyle was passed through to the final 50 unanimously.
Kyle was one of the last two males to go in front of the judges. Unfortunately, the judges chose Colton Berry over Kyle. Simon had some very positive comments to say to Kyle about his trip:
Kyle, I want you to know — from me — wholeheartedly, I disagree with this decision. I think you had done enough because you were different and unique to have made it through to the next round, and I completely and utterly disagree with this decision. I think you should have been given the chance based on the impact you made at Hollywood to be competing further in this competition. I don't think you're the best singer, but I think you have something which people would have enjoyed, and I'm really disappointed. Really disappointed.
Paula came around the desk and gave Kyle two hugs. Randy told him to stay without and to keep working to become better and more consistent. Simon told Kyle that he was "sorry about it", and that it was nice to meet him. Kyle graciously congratulated Colton on his win.
Read about Kyle's original audition.
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Ryan Seacrest became an honorary Idle Idol in this week's episode because of his astoundingly awful acting in the opening segment of the show.
Clearly a promo for the upcoming film Jumper, Hayden Christensen and Ryan are sitting in Egypt having lunch. As we get a closeup of the two, Ryan makes his best attempt at looking astonished at the view. As they jump back to Hollywood, Ryan again attempts to look astonished.
If this show were American Acting Idol, Ryan wouldn't even be worthy of host.
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Jeffery and his sister Michelle Lampkin made it through the auditions, but when Jeffery arrived in Hollywood, his room key wouldn't even get him in his hotel room 336. Finally inside his room, he realized that he had the room all to himself.
Jeffery did not get passed through in his first Hollywood audition, so he returned to sing his second song a cappella. For his second song, he chose Big Blonde And Beautiful from Hairspray.
After finding out that he sang well enough to make it through to the next stage in Hollywood, Jeffery shouted, "Oh, the glory! Oh, the glory! Hallelujah!" Outside the room, he sat down, threw his towel over his face, and shot his arms up into the air, saying "Thank you!"
In the next round, Jeffery sang A Whole New World from Aladdin, but the performance was far too shaky at this stage of the show. Paula told him, "I believe you know it kind of fell apart," and unfortunately, that's the last we'll see of the fun and energetic Jeffery Lampkin on American Idol.
Read about Jeffery's original audition.
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Brooke chose to sing The Righteous Brothers' Unchained Melody in the second round of Hollywood, but she completely botched the first high note of the song. Simon immediately stopped her on that note.
Randy voted "No" and Simon voted "Yes", leaving it up to Paula. Brooke asked if she could sing the part she messed up, and Paula noted that she had chosen that part for herself in the first place. Brooke started singing the song anyway and never made it back to the high note.
Simon gave a countdown for Paula to make a decision, but Brooke thought he was counting her down to start singing again, thus adding to the confusion.
Paula finally told Brooke that she was off the show. Brooke claimed that she wasn't given a fair chance.
Read about Brooke's original audition.
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True to his post-audition kiss-fest, Ghaleb started right in with the ladies once he got to Hollywood.
Unfortunately, his performance of Bryan Adams' (Everything I Do) I Do It For You couldn't woo the judges. As he played the guitar, he basically shouted the lyrics without any tone. Simon said it was "incredibly corny", and Ghaleb didn't make it past the first Hollywood round.
Read about Ghaleb's original audition.
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The fun auditions are over, and the contestants lucky enough to receive a golden ticket have been passed through to Hollywood.
There were 59 Idle Idols in Season 7. Of these, 11 of them made it through to Hollywood, one way or another.
Here's a quick recap of the contestants featured on Idle Idols that are headed to Hollywood:
- Ghaleb Emachah — A Venezuelan with a thick accent who received Yes votes from Randy and Paula.
- Kyle Ensley — A PolySci student aspiring to be the next governor of Oklahoma who was voted unanimously through on the promise that he wouldn't be like Clay Aiken.
- Brandon Green — Fingernail collector who received Yes votes from Randy and Paula, but said he liked Simon the best.
- Brooke Helvie — Miss South Florida Fair pageant belle who was passed unanimously through, despite the fact that Simon called her annoying.
- Joshua Jones — Crazy-eyed singer who had to face away from the judges in order to receive Yes votes from Randy and Paula.
- Jeffery Lampkin — Weird, extremely extroverted man who jumped up and down after being passed through unanimously. Brother of Michelle Lampkin.
- Michelle Lampkin — Outgoing singer with a good attitude who got Yes votes from Simon and Paula. Sister of Jeffery Lampkin.
- Samantha Musa — Simon-obsessed fan who received four Yes votes, including one from her sister, Michelle Musa.
- Corliss Smith — Lover of "beefy" men like Randy who was passed through unanimously. Close friend of Brittany Wescott.
- Alesha Stelzl — Dolly Parton sound-alike who was passed through with Yes votes from Randy and Paula (and an unrecorded Yes vote from Simon) only after learning and singing a Dolly Parton song.
- Brittany Wescott — Plus-sized lover of skinny men like Ryan who was passed through unanimously. Close friend of Corliss Smith.
Idle Idols would like to thank each of these contestants for their wonderfully entertaining audition. We wish you each the best of luck in Hollywood!
Stay tuned to Idle Idols, as we will continue to track any entertaining activity on these contestants as they try their best in Hollywood.
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Contestant #6907
Joshua Moreland goes by the name "Jay Smoove."
Jay Smoove sang his own song, Beautiful Lady. After singing the first two words, he tossed a combination of glitter and rose petals into the air.
In typical fashion, Simon summed it up as a "horribly over-the-top, corny, revolting audition."
After Joshua left the room, an assistant walked to the stage with a broom. Simon quickly jumped up and called Ryan in to have him do the American Idol housework, but Ryan said he wouldn't feel comfortable with not letting her do her job. As Ryan walked out, Simon asked if they were still on camera and took the broom to sweep up and prove that he was the better man. As Simon swept the glitter and rose petals, Randy said he didn't think Simon had ever swept before and Paula pointed out that he didn't even know how to hold the broom properly. Ryan returned and explained that the tool was called a "broom". Once told the cameras weren't rolling, Simon quickly told the assistant that the mess was all hers again.
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Contestant #3032
Alesha has been singing since she was eight years old. She said her sound was unique and that she didn't sound like anyone else, but the judges would eventually disagree with that sentiment.
Alesha sang Celine Dion's Surrender. Her vocal stylings were odd, particularly in the more powerful sections of the song.
Simon cut her off and asked who her vocal coach was. Alesha told him that it was Ron Harris at Talent Boot Camp, and Simon noted that "someone just lost their job." (Little did he know that Ron Harris is one of Christina Aguilera's producers.)
Paula noted that she liked Alesha's voice when she wasn't trying to sing powerfully. Randy mentioned that she had the same tone as Dolly Parton, and Paula wholeheartedly agreed. Alesha didn't know any Dolly Parton songs, so Simon instructed her to learn a Dolly Parton song and come back to sing it when she was comfortable.
Alesha returned to the holding room and watched YouTube videos of Dolly Parton's Islands in the Stream. After rehearsing it for a while, she returned and sang it to the judges. With a Dolly Parton song, Alesha did much better. Simon refrained from voting because it wasn't "his" audition any more. Simon and Paula both passed Alesha through to Hollywood. Simon said, "Welcome to Dollywood."
After Alesha left, Simon said to Paula, "I hate to admit it, you were right. . . . That wasn't the ending that I wanted."
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Contestant #59580
Ashley is the girlfriend and ex-girlfriend of Cory and Chris Lane, respectively.
Ashley immediately stole Simon and Paula's heart when she walked in carrying Panda, a 6 week old Pomeranian puppy.
Ashley sang Kellie Pickler's Red High Heels, but since she had black heels on, she sang it as "black high heels".
Outside the audition room, Cory and Chris admitted that they told her that her voice was up to par so she's try out, but they didn't actually believe she had a chance to make it through.
As it turns out, they were right because Simon called the audition "excruciating."
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